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duopsony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
duop-sony
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

By analogy with monopsony based on Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

Inflected Forms

duopsonies (plural) dyopsony (alternative)

Derived Forms

duopsonist duopsonistic duopsonistically

Questions

What does duopsony mean?
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
Where does duopsony come from?
By analogy with monopsony based on Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”) + ὀψωνία (opsōnía, “purchase”).

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